We are on a little vacation with friends for a few days, so you a getting another previously published post today. This one was first shared online on this date in 2018. It was one that was a bit unusual for this blog because June 18th was a date of some deaths on that date. … More My Schlimpert Cousins
My wife and I are heading up the road again today, so I am publishing this previous post that was written on July 18, 2018. I have a go-to person when I am writing a post about a Fritsche or a Miesner. That would be Lori Adams, who has the most incredible family tree on … More A Fritsche-Miesner Post
I find it really hard to NOT write the story of a person who is included in our German Family Tree who is celebrating their 200th birthday. I have one of those stories to write today. It has a lot of holes in it, so I am guessing that this will be a shorter article … More Sophia Schneider’s Bicentennial Birthday?
A baby boy was born on June 16, 1876, about 3 weeks before America celebrated their Centennial Fourth of July. That boy’s name was Stephen Ludwig Kasten, the son of Karl and Juliane (Lehner) Kasten. Stephan was child #4 in a family of 8. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An … More Stephen Kasten – Merchant & Mathilde’s Man
Today, I will tell the tale of a baby girl who was born a day after yesterday’s birthday girl. Yesterday, a man ended up having 2 wives. Today’s birthday girl would end up having 2 husbands. We begin with the birthday girl. Emma Barbara Boxdorfer was born on June 15, 1874, thus making today her … More Emma Boxdorfer’s Two Friedenberg Grooms
There are plenty of Bohnert’s living in Perry County. Many of them are Catholics. Many of them are Lutherans. You will read the story today that describes one situation that helps explain this outcome. It is not the first such story. It may not be the last. Andreas Bohnert was born on April 28, 1860, … More Andrew Bohnert – One Catholic Bride; One Lutheran Bride
Pastor John Krueger served Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar from 1900-1924. It was the last congregation that he served, and he is buried in that congregation’s cemetery. Rev. Krueger and his wife had 6 children, all of whom had been born before this pastor arrived in Farrar. Their oldest son died right away, so the … More John Krueger, Farmer, Son of John Krueger, Pastor
According to our German Family Tree, a pair of sisters could call today their anniversary. However, these two were not married in a double wedding. Their weddings took place on the same date, but in different years. I have already told the story of Johanna Oehlert, who married Gottlieb Krause on June 12, 1881. That … More An Oehlert Girl Marries One of the Giants
It helps to understand today’s title if you know that the surname, Perr, is pronounced exactly like the word “pair”. First of all, a few days ago, in a story about another Perr, Fred and Katie – New Wells Ruehling’s, I predicted that I would tell another story from the large Perr family in New … More One Pair of a Pair of Hoffmann-Perr Pairs
Not long ago, I wrote a post about the original Tirmenstein’s to arrive in America in 1839. That post was titled, Tirmenstein Trailblazers. In that post, it was noted that the Tirmenstein’s spent just a short time in Perry County before moving to St. Louis. Today I will tell the story of a Tirmenstein grandson … More Rev. Tirmenstein Shares Gospel in Indiana
